Posted on 04/21/2006 9:21:07 AM PDT by null and void
In my recent Conventional Global Strike I promised to address soon other ways in which U.S. Navy submarine armament systems are dramatically broadening in reach and lethality. But observing the errors of fact and occasional tone nearing hysteria in some media lately, I feel compelled to first address an enemy weapon and put it in its proper place. This weapon has been called in print hellacious. It's been described as a quantum leap in the nature of naval warfare from this day forth -- a disruptive technology for which America is woefully unprepared. It's even been said that there's no physically possible friendly defense against it, and the target won't even realize the weapon is coming until it impacts and the target's crew are dead. Paints a scary picture, doesn't it? Yet none of these statements are true.
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Good post!
I'll see your "Shkval" and raise you a couple of Mark 48's, since you've been so kind to SCREAM your location.
Russia will be neutral in a war against Iran, like the US was neutral in WWII pre-Dec 7, 1941.
Huh?
Good old American ingenuity trumps MSM fear-mongering and third world blustering.
like Switzerland was Neutral. With the exception of allowing Hitler a financial center to kepp assets
Bookmarked for the next time some idiot talks about the terrifying, unbeatable Shkval.
The fact that the maximum range of a Shkval or derivative, before its rocket fuel runs out, is only four or five miles, ==
It is probably the range of Shkval-E. Or first generaton of underwater rockets of 1977. But the modern variants has more range. I wonder how far more.
I wouldn't be surprised if there is a variant that quietly launches under propeller power and switches over to supercavitating rocket power when it is "near" the target.==
Me second.
Squall was designed in Bauman technical university in Moscow. I know that univercity personally. Thier folk is very very smart. Much smarter then me:). But I aint dumb either:).
Russia do good weaponry during all her history. Because her existance depended on it many times.
I won't be surprised if Squall has some kind of underwater laser homing device:). I heard something about it long ago.
Anyways russian Souz flies those day but american shuttles are not.
I pity the enemy sub that trys to hit another sub or moving ship with a non-manuverable "point and shoot" torpedo, even if it's fast.
Hitting a moving target at 5km with no-homing abilities? It would be like trying to hit a rabbit with a javalin at a 100 yards or more. The only threat I see is if a diesel driver hides and waits for someone to come by, all while staying undetected.
Russian engineering is very robust.
Wonder if Clinton sold the chinese or ruskies Mk48 technology.?..
For a frightening view of where the supercavitating capanbility could lead...check out my novel series:
You can download a free adobe eBook containing all five volumes here:
http://www.jeffhead.com/ebookdownload
One of the central premises is the devastating use of supercavitating weapons by the Chinese against our Carrier groups in the Pacific.
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No...can't say that I do. But since we are talking about likebutta2424, I am pinging.
Thanks, I should have pinged the non-poster also
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